Collapsible safety razor



April-16, 1940- A. s. JOZWICK COLLAPSIBLE SAFETY RAZQR 7 Filed Sept. 29, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 lNVENTOR: ALBERT s Jozwvcm. W 2/ a; """.V ,I 1

A RNEY.

April 16, 1940. JQZWICK 2,197,410

COLLAPSIBLE SAIFETY RAZOR Filed Sept. 29, 1938 Y 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR: AkBKRT S. JOZWICK.

ATTORNEY:

Patented Apr.'l6, 1940 I UNITED 2 Claims.

In the art of designing and constructing safety razors engineers have up to the present time apparently overlooked one of the greatest requirements of this type of razor, and this remains in the fact that they have made noprovision within the construction of the razor for elimi nating clogging of the refuse of hair and shaving cream at the edges of the blade and within the customary serrated guards.

One of. the outstanding advantages of this invention is that due to the particular construction thereof no clogging of refuse of hair and shaving cream is possible, therefore the razor is used throughout the process of shaving without the necessity of removing the blade and thelike for cleaning purposes, which frequently occurs during the operation of all old-fashioned safety razors.

Another important advantage of the invention is that it is collapsible and the guards are arranged so as to telescopically receive the handle members in a manner effecting a new compactness for this type of razor when not in use and not heretofore known.

With the foregoing in mind, it will become readily apparent that the invention possesses further advantages, 'all of which will be clearly revealed during the course of the following aetailed description, illustrated throughout the accompanying drawings, and more fully pointed out in the appended claims.

With reference to the drawings:

Figure l is a top plan view of the cap member;

and Figure 2 is a bottom plan View of the same.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the guard member; and Figure 4 is a bottom plan view of said member.

Figure 5 is an elevation of one of-the handle members with portions thereof in section as indicated.

Figure 6 is an elevation of the remaining handle member. t

Figure '7 is a perspective View of the complete razor in a collapsed form as it would appear when not in use.

Figure 8 is a plan view of the conventional type blade employed in connection with the razor.

Figure 9 is an end elevation assembly.

Figure 10 is a side elevation assembly.

Figure 11 is a superenlarged transverse sec-. tional view of the major portion of the razor.

Figure 12 is a longitudinal section taken upon line XII-XII of Figure 2; and Figure 13 is a similar section taken upon line- XIII-XIII of Figure 3.

The invention comprises cap member having smooth convex back I as in Figure 1 and concave inner surface 2 as in Figure 2, and stillreferring to the latter view it follows that upstanding externally threaded post 3 is provided and is an 5 integral part of said cap member, and is adapted to pass through aperture 4 within member 5 freely as the razor is assembled.

Referring now to Figures 3 and 4 it is clear that arcuate guards 6 are arranged upon member 10 5 in opposed spaced apart relation and are integral with said member. The particular advantage of this form of guard will be explained later.

Elongated bosses I are provided where indicated upon the back of member 5, and when as- 15 sembling the razor for shaving purposes said bosses are adapted to align with similar shape sockets 8 within theinner surface 2 of the cap' member. Lugs 9 where shown upon surface 2 serve to guide blade A by engaging notches B 20 of said blade;

With special reference to Figures 5 and 6 wherein the handle unit of the razor is shown,

it follows that this unit consists of two members which are designated by numerals l0 and H re- 25 spectively. Member I0 is provided with knurled enlargement IDA and internally threaded'portions I03 and ItC where indicated. Member II is provided with knurledenlargement HA and also externally threaded shank B. where shown, 30 and referring also to Figures 9 and 10 it is clearly understo'od'that member llldetachably engages post 3 by virtue of internally threaded portion 100, and member ll detachably engages member Ill by virtue of shank llB thereupon and inter- 35 nally threaded portion HlB within member l0.

Referring to Figure 1-1, the specific form of guards Sis most clearly brought out in this View, and arcuate surface 6A of said guards is of. such diametrical proportions so as to render them 40 readily susceptible to telescopic engagement with handle members lil and II respectively.

When the razor is not in use handle member I I is first detachably removed from handle member l0, blade A removed from its position and 45 after-proper cleansing of. the elements of the razor both ofsaidhandle members are inserted within guards 6 and thus we have the neat and compact form of the razor as indicated in Figure 7. I

I would prefera metal container approximately X 1 x 1% inches for the purpose of accommodating the razor in the form indicated in Figure 7, and inasmuch as blade A is removed from the razor when packedand not in use, the package 55 of blades shown at C is adapted to be placed adjacent the razor as indicated. While this case constitutes no part of the invention, for the sake of thoroughness its inferential inclusion herewith is deemed therefore advisable.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. In a safety razor, a cap member having a downwardly extending threaded post, a guard member including a body having an opening to receive the post on the cap member, downwardly extending and upwardly curved rows of spaced guard teeth formed on the bottom of the body at the respective sides thereof, a razor blade for disposition between the cap member and the guard member, and a sectional handle for detachable connection with the threaded post to hold the parts in assembled relation, each row of said curved guard teeth forming an elongated pocket to receive a section of the handle when the handle is disconnected and the razor is not in use.

2. In a safety razor, a cap member, a guard including a body, a series of spaced arcuate teeth extending downwardly and upwardly at each longitudinal side of said body, a blade adapted to be clamped between the cap member and the upper face of the body portion of said guard, a sectional handle, means for connecting the handle with the cap and guard to hold the parts inassembled relation, the inner edges of the arcuate guard teeth in each series providing a housing for the respective sections of the handle when the latter is disconnected and the razor is not in use.

ALBERT S. JOZWICK. 

